Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Welcome
Welcome to this Catholic Parish website of St Francis of Assisi Llay, Wrexham, North Wales
We welcome all new members to this Parish community and to this web site with open arms.
There is a great family spirit in this parish and I am sure you will find all the support you will need in
any matter of concern.
Please give our Parish Priest, Canon Bernard Lordan, a call to book baptisms and weddings, and he will
be available to you for any spiritual care you need at any time.
Mass Times -
These are our normal mass times at St Francis of Assisi Llay but may vary so please view main mass times HERE
Mon - Wed - Llay 9.30am, Thur - Llay 7.00pm, Fri - Llay 9.30am, Sat - Llay 6.00pm, Sun - Llay 10.00am
Eucharist Adoration from 3.00pm to 4.00pm every Wednesday and Sunday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Llay church open for private prayer every day 9.00am to
5.00pm
Gospel Year of Mark
The Coming
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
the son of God.
. . . John appeared, baptising in the
wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sin. And all
the country of Judea and Jerusalem were going out to
him and were being baptised by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins. Now John wore a leather belt
around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. And he
preached, saying, “After me comes one who is mightier
than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to
stoop down and untie. I have baptised you with water,
but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit. (Mark 1:1,4-
8 ESV-CE)
Diocese Year of Prayer 2024 and
Jubilee Year 2025 resources
In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year
'Pilgrims of Hope', 2024 has been
designated a Year of Prayer by Pope
Francis, starting this Advent.
There is a particular focus on the Our Father, which
presents us with a great opportunity to go back to the
very basics of prayer. So this week, let us re-focus on
the Our Father, and say the prayer slowly, making a
special effort to attend to the words, and notice if a
word, phrase, or line strikes you and remains in your
heart. Download your weekly Lords Prayer leaflet HERE
for the 5 week Lenten Course “We dare to Say”
The theme for the third session on The Lord’s Prayer
is: 'Give Us Our Daily Bread’. The old dictum, Deus
Providebit (God will provide) is borne from experience,
not always obvious but nevertheless real. Read More….
Over the coming weeks and months, we will provide
suggestions and resources on how you might begin to do
that. View Resources
Lent
Wednesday 14 February - Thursday 28 March
The six-week period is dedicated to
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in
preparation for this great celebration of
Christ’s Paschal Mystery in the Easter
Triduum. Read More…
National Novena to St Joseph
10th to 18th March 2024
Mill Hill Missionaries at St Joseph’s Church
Maidenhead.
Every year, the Mill Hill Missionaries prepare
for the Feast of St Joseph, their Society
Patron, with a special Novena of Masses and
prayers to ask for God’s blessing on their Society’s
missionary outreach, and for the intentions of all those
who support their work. If you are able, and if it is
possible to attend, Masses are at 10.00am every day of
the Novena except Sunday, when it is at 11.00am. These
Masses will be available to follow on Zoom, via the Mill
Hill website: www.millhillmissionaries.com/novena Also
available on Zoom will be Evening Prayer together with
the Novena Prayer at 6.00pm every day during the
Novena. See Notice in the Porch.
Nightingale House Meals Matter
Award winning Caffi Cwtch at Nightingale
House are introducing a NEW frozen and fresh
meal service for collection or to your door
delivery service Monday to Saturday 10am -
4pm.
For more information and pricing please view
their website.
Divine Mercy Chaplet
The only chaplet we have that was dictated by
Jesus Himself; he gave it to his secretary of
Divine Mercy, St. Faustina. The Lord made it
clear that the Chaplet was not just for her, but for
the whole world. Prayed on ordinary rosary
beads, we can pray this chaplet at any time and
we can also make a novena of prayer for any
intentions. We must not change or add any other
wording. Follow this link to the “Divine Mercy
Chaplet”
Eucharistic Adoration & Private Prayer
Wednesday afternoon each week Eucharistic Adoration &
Private Prayer at St Francis of Assisi Llay Catholic Church,
we will be open for Private Prayer with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament from 3pm - 4pm.
Sunday afternoon Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm - 4.00pm -
Starting with Divine Mercy at 3.00pm.
All Welcome
The Year of Jubilee 2025
The Holy Father has decided that
2025 will be a year of Jubilee,
something which happens every
25 years.
The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”, and it will be a year of
hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing
effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a climate crisis.
Preparations for the 2025 Year of Jubilee will begin in
Advent 2023, which will mark the start of a year of prayer.
The Bishops’ Conference will be producing resources for
the preparatory year of prayer, focusing on the Our Father,
as well as resources about Jubilee in the Catholic Church.
For use by parishes, priests, religious, laypeople, and
more, these resources will help guide you as you ready
yourself for this most vital year in the Church’s life.
More info….
Bishop wants shrine to be beacon of hope and
healing for women
The Shrine of St Winefride in
Holywell, north Wales, has been
elevated to the status of a
National Shrine for England and
Wales. It’s one of the oldest
places of pilgrimage in Britain and has an unbroken 1,400-
year tradition of pilgrimage.
The local Catholic bishop, Bishop Peter Brignall of
Wrexham, is delighted the Bishops of England and Wales
have given the shrine this recognition and wants the shrine
to be a beacon of hope and healing for women who have
suffered from violence and abuse in parallel with the
experiences of the saint herself. Read More….
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2023
Cross of Wales
In a ceremony at Goldsmiths’ Hall in
London His Majesty King Charles III
presented a centenary gift of the
“Cross of Wales” to the Church in
Wales.
The Cross contains shards of The True Cross,
originally given to the King by Pope Francis. His
Majesty formally presented the Cross to the Anglican
Church in Wales. The Cross of Wales was the
Processional Cross used in the coronation of
King Charles III in May 2023.
The gift from Pope Francis had been made as an
ecumenical gesture.
The ceremony, on January 25th was attended by the
retired Archbishop of
Cardiff, Archbishop George Stack, who is Chair of
the Patrimony Committee of the Bishops’
Conference. Read More….
Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection by
Sister Elaine
For the Fifth Sunday of Lent we have the Gospel
reflection, John 12:20-33, by Sister Elaine, Head of the
National Office of Vocation
We humans have a natural aversion to death, especially
our own death. The challenge from Jesus in this gospel
invites us to follow him in his path to death; “If a man
serves me, he must follow me.” Read More….